Package and means for making the package



Oct. 8, 1929. c. FIELD name: AND umms FOR MAKING was momma Original Filed Oct. 7. 1927 ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 8, 1929 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CROSBY FIELD, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK PACKAGE AND MEANS FOR MAKING THE PACKAGE Original application filed October 7, 1927, Serial No. 224,541. Divided and this application filed September 20, 1928. Serial No. 307,082.

The invention relates to a package and means for making the package, particularly adapted for handling ice, and is a division of my prior application, Serial No. 22 l,541, filed October 7, 1927.

In that application I have described an article for supplying ice in the form of a package'to the consumer, for use in the ice box, and the ice including flake ice or crystals which are carried, housed and protected by the article or package, and which may be easily and quickly removed with a spoon or other form of dipper for use in various ways when 2 small particles or flakes of ice are desired.

An object of this invention is to provide an ice package which has a special wrapper or covering, giving easy access to the ice, while efiectively protecting it.

lVith the foregoing and other objects-in view, the invention will be more fully described hereinafter, and will be particularly pointed out in the claims appended hereto.

In the drawings, wherein like symbols refer to like or corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of'an article according to the invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional View on line 22 in Figure 1, and

Figure 3 is a horizontal section taken through the same substantially on the line 33 of Figure 2.

The article comprises a body 15 of ice which is of a predetermined size and shape. body 15 may be constructed in any suitable manner, such as by the ordinary freezing of water in containers or the like, or the body 15 i may be formed of flake ice mixed with water in a sufficient quantity-to fill into the interstices between the flakes so as to provide a substantialy homogeneous mass throughout the whole or a part of the body 15. The frozen body 15 of ice is enclosed in a jacketor wrapper of water-proof paper, card board r or other suitable material which is substantially impervious to moisture, and which may act to some extent as a heat non-conductor so as to preserve the body 15 efficiently during its handling and distribution. 59 As shown in Figure 2,-the body 15 of the The article may be frozen inwardly from the bottom and the edges to a predetermined extent to provide a body in the form of a receptacle having a cavity 21 therein which extends lengthwise of the article and into which may be placed flake ice 22 packed therein with more or less pressure. The cavity 21 opens through the top of the body 15 and is closed at its ends, so that when the wrapper is opened at the top the flake ice may be withdrawn as desired. The jacket or wrapper 23 has its ends meeting at one corner, such as the upper corner of. the article and a portion of the wrapper is preferably over-turned against the outer side thereof to provide a lifting or tearing flap 24 by means of which the'user may tear the upper part of the wrapper from the bod 15 so as to expose the cavity 21. This ho low body 15 may be made according to two different methods; the first being the taking of flake ice with water, or crushed ice and water and placing them in an ice can and freezingthe mixture inwardly from the sides and bottom for a sufiicient length of time to form abottom and walls of the desired thickness, and with the cavity in the body 15 of the desired depth and opening through the top of the article. This freezing of the mixture holds the body 15 in thedesired shape and the thickness of the bottom and -walls must be made suflicientto compensate for melting in storage and use.

The interior of the body 15 is then drained oil, and the cavity 21 is then filled with flaked ice or crushed ice. The filled frozen body is then placed in the wrapper or jacket 23 and placed in a cooler for a short time at a temperature of approximately from twenty to twenty-five degrees F. The article is now ready for delivery to the consumer.

The second method of producing the article comprises the taking of flake or crushed ice and compressing it in a suitable press, according to the size of the article to be produced, the press having a die and plunger shaped to lift a body portion of the desired size and cavity therein commensurate with the size of the body portion. The cavity 21 thus formed in the body 20 is filled with flake ice or crushed ice.. The. body with its contents is then wrapped in the water-proof jacket or covering 23 and treated as described in the first set forth method.

The body 15 of frozen material or ice is enlarged at one side 26 and provided in its outer face with serrations 27 to provide a cooling surface of relatively large area.

It will thus-be noted that the body or cake cf the article is formed of ice shaped to the configuration of a block of standard size, with a cavity therein in which loose ice, in

flake or crushed form may be conveniently carried and protected and maintained in proper condition for use by the-consumer. The cover, Wrapper or acket which encloses the block with its filling may be wholly or only partly removed from the block when the latter is placed in an ice box or chest so as to cool the compartment and give access to the loose ice.

The construction is such as to admit of various modifications in the shape, size and formation of the surfaces and fines to facilitate access of air to the ice, so that the ice box may be rapidly cooled and effectively maintained at a low temperature.

I have illustrated and described a preferred and satisfactory embodiment of my invention, but it is obvious that changes may be made therein within the spirit and scope thereof as defined in the appended claims.

1. An ice package comprising a body portion ofice frozen inwardly from its exterior surface to provide bottom, side and end Walls of substantial thickness and a cavity in the body opening through the top thereof,'one of said side walls being thicker than the other and provided with an exterior serrated surface for increasing the cooling surface areaof said side, and a wrapper enveloping said body, said Wrapper having a removable portion normally fitting over said side to enclose the same and adapted to be removed to expose said side and said serrated surface.

2. An ice package comprising a body portion of ice, with a cavity closed at its ends and bottom and opening through the top of the body, one of the sides ofthe cavity being thicker than the other and provided with an exterior serrated surface.

3. An ice package comprising a body portion ofice, with a cavity closed at its ends and bottom and opening through the top of the body, one of the sides of the cavity being thicker than the other and provided with an exterior serrated surface, and a Wrapper enclosing said body and fitting over said top, one edge of said wrapper being folded along an edge of the top to provide a flap, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name hereto.

CROSBY FIELD. 

